Fms Analysis

Faculty of Management Studies Admission Test '07

Executive Summary Total Time: 120 min Total No. Of Questions: 175 Marking Scheme: +4 for correct answer and –1 for wrong. FMS paper, this time too, came up with the standard pattern of 175 questions but the difficulty level was much higher than the previous year. Quantitative section was full of questions on algebra, complex numbers, logarithms, mensuration and coordinate geometry, which could have perplexed you in case you were not comfortable with them. Reading Comprehension & English Usage sections were difficult, 2 sets on Data Interpretation were sitters. Verbal Logic was easy. The questions in Analytical and mathematical Reasoning section, were tough to say the least. Since there were no sectional break-ups, the number of questions you should have attempted is dictated by your average accuracy. The number of attempts should have been 95+ with 90% accuracy. However, if the accuracy is of the order of 80% to 85%, the attempts should have been above 100. Number Possible of Attempts Questions

Section Topics

Suggested Possible Time Score

1

English Usage

21

10-15

10 minutes

40+

2

Reading Comprehension

36

20-25

30 minutes

70+

3

Analytical and Verbal Reasoning

59

20-25

40 minutes

90+

4

Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation

49+10

35-40

40 minutes

120+

Total

175

90-110

120 minutes

320+

However, since there was no sectional segregation of the paper, you should have attempted most of the questions from the area, which falls in your comfort zone. Based on the presumption that the attempts you would have made are going to fetch you higher accuracy. English Usage + RC Vive la difference! Though moderately difficult, the English section was an English buff’s delight: Five RC passages, homonyms, antonyms & synonyms, analogies in various forms, grammar, deductive logic, it was all there for the asking. Vocabulary played an important role in the English usage section where its contextual usage was tested extensively. RC passages were easy to difficult with the questions demanding a good understanding of the nuances of the text.

Number of Remarks Questions

Section Topics

1

Reading Comprehension (5 passages containing 8+8+7+7+6 Qs)

2

Antonyms/Synonyms

3

Moderate

3

Homonyms

4

Moderate to difficult

4

Analogies

8

Difficult

5

Grammar

3

Easy

6

Vocabulary

3

Moderate

Total

36

2 Easy +2 Moderate+1 Difficult

57

English Usage 1. Homonyms (4): Moderate difficulty level Q: Ordnance/ Ordinance Q: Perpetuated / perpetrated Q: Malediction/ Malefactor Q: Misalliance/……. 2. Antonyms/ Synonyms (3); Easy to moderate Butch, forensic, debate, butchery… 3. Analogies (8): Easy to Moderate to difficult ANTHROPHAGUS…. OMOPHAGUS…. Antelope, buck, doe… Verb: action…. Eagle : eayrie Squirrel: drey 4. Grammar (3): Easy 1. Almost everyone fails_________ driving test the first time. 1.to have passed his

2.passing his

3. to pass his

4. and pass his

5. Vocabulary (3) moderate shy, timid, bashful 6. Verbal logic (3) easy Reading Comprehension There were 5 passages, and 36 questions. Passage 1: HIV/ AIDS- 6 questions – 5 were doable. Passage 2: US –9/11- 7 questions – 4 were doable. Passage 3: Enron (Arthur Anderson) –7 questions – 5 were doable Passage 4: Women empowerment – 8 questions – 4 were doable

Passage 5: Hedge funds – 8 questions – 4 were doable Overall Analysis for English Usage and Reading Comprehension: It was altogether a moderate section. In 50 minutes, 35 questions could have been attempted with reasonable accuracy for a good student. One should have attempted English Usage questions first, and moved on to the RC-section. A student with a reasonable amount of preparation could have got 27-30 correct which translates into a score of around 105- 115 in English. Analytical and Verbal Reasoning The difficulty level of this section was moderate to high. Some sets were deceptive enough to catch your attention, albeit not that easy to solve. The set on four girls getting grades (A,B,C) in four subjects was comparatively easy. The sets on city and corresponding item for which they are famous and triangle-square-rectangle-circle representing clerks-urban-graduates-govt. employees were also simple. However, the sets on schedule of matches, marble exchange and dice outcome were demanding. Set 1: 4 girls studying 4 subjects. This set was easy as compared to the other sets. Set 2: There was a set on city and corresponding item for which they are famous. This set had 4 questions and was relatively simple. Set 3: There was a set on triangle-square-rectangle-circle representing clerks-urbangraduates-govt. employees.This set was a simple one. Set 4: There was also a sets on schedule of matches in which there were 9 matches played between three teams and also there was some information given regarding the schedule of matches. This was difficult set Set 5: Also, there was a set on marble exchanging. There were four different types of marbles and 4 people were exchanging their marbles in three stages. This was a difficult set. Considering all that, you should have invested not more than 40 minutes on this section and attempted somewhere around 20-25 questions. A score of 80-90 will be a good score in this section and to achieve that, you should have been choosy about the sets to attempt and ones to reject. Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation This section was heavily bent towards algebra. Questions other than those on complex numbers, coordinate geometry, logarithms were very scarce. There were very few questions on geometry and arithmetic, which incidentally escalated the overall level of the section. However, the questions present were very simple and some of them were getting cracked in half-a minute. There were 2 sets (10 questions) on DI which were a give-away. You must have got 10 on 10 in those questions. Thus, this was a section in which you could have scored maximally in a very short time. Partial Break-up of QA questions

Topics

Number of Questions

Simplification

2

Arithmetic

4 Percentage

2

SI/CI

2

Algebra

26 Logarithm

3

Equation/Inequalities

11

Complex Number

5

Coordinate Geometry

7 1

Mensuration

5

Permutation-Combination/ Probability

3

Set Theory

1

Data Interpretation Topics

Number of Questions

Remarks

Double Bar Graph

5

Easy

Pie Chart

5

Easy

If you attempted about 30-35 question, including DI; you should have secured about 100 marks from here which is a good and achievable score. The cut off for FMS - MBA program would be around 310 – 320 and for FMS – MBA (Management of Services) program, it would be around 280 – 300.